MLUG: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] good free virus protection for Win XP?
Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] good free virus protection for Win XP?
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On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Jonathan King wrote:

>>> Well, you could always sell the XP Laptop, buy a tricked out iBook and 
>>> get an OS that is essentially virus-free and puts out free feature and 
>>> security updates on a very regular basis.
>>
>> Not always.  The laptop was supplied by her employer!
>
> "I have saved you $300 in virus removal and data recovery charges by 
> buying this iBook to replace my unusably slow adware-encrusted notebook 
> with this notebook.  Oh yeah, and here's the extra money I got from the 
> trade-in."

If we could trade in her Dell for an iBook and have money left over, it 
might be something we could try.

I agree that the Macs are better.  Who can resist OS X when the other 
major option is MS XP?

Mike
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